Is Barrier Beach Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Barrier Beach Resort?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Barrier Beach Resort?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

Does Barrier Beach Resort provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's a free airport shuttle.

Where is Barrier Beach Resort located?

Nestled on the beach, this Saraotou hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Riri Blue Hole, Santo Golf Course and Mount Hope Waterfall. Matevulu Blue Hole and Unity Park are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Barrier Beach Resort Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicki

13 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay, friendly helpful staff

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

francois

20 Jan 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Restful week in a beautiful place

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brianna

5 Apr 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The food at barrier beach was AMAZING! Definitely one of the highlights of our trip. The resort is beautiful and has such a nice vibe about it. Emmy was lovely and such a help in organizing us day tours, horse riding, etc. :-) thank you!!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

10 Sept 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This place is amazing. I have stayed in many places, all over the world. I haven’t found a carefulness for the guests like it. The property is clean, modern, and beautiful. It does a great job of not taking you out of nature and relaxation. The staff, Marcel, Florida, Rose, Emmi, Catherine etc all work so hard to make sure you’re having a good time. Now to the areas around the property- the water is amazing. The snorkeling amazing, dugongs, clownfish, corals, turtles, crabs all just awesome. Snorkel everywhere you can. The food was great and the daily specials brought good variety. I hope the fishing stuff I left is catching!

Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Joshua

4 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

I really wanted to love this resort but my partner got very ill eating spring rolls on the first night. On the menu it had GF next to it and nothing else did. In this day and age I'm surprised a resort run by expats would allow such limited options for coeliacs, and only have GF on the one item that is definitely not gluten free. It's a serious autoimmune disease and any damage can potentially lead to other more serious health issues. They even thought it was gluten free until two nights later when they said it wasn't. The response from staff didn’t seem satisfactory and even when she showed them the diagram she prepared in Bislama there was little concern and the menu still showed GF against spring roles when we left 7 days later, but only on the dinner menu. Lunch menu didn’t show this. She basically ran out of options as nearly everything contained gluten and two of the nights one of the curries was unavailable. She had to have dry chicken one night as the sauce contained gluten. Considerng the cost of our stay and the reviews we read about the quality of the food we didn't have the same experience. We should have confirmed with the resort beforehand. Great location. Great snorkeling. One suggestion which all resorts should do is to make patrons aware of what NOT to do when using resort kyaks out on the reef such as putting your ore down on the coral as we noticed. I looked in the booklet and no mention of protecting the reefs. Just our thoughts.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

1 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very relaxing place to holiday, staff we're super friendly and the food was excellent

Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne

26 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Wonderful and friendly staff. Genuinely impressed with the care taken and effort made to ensure our stay was amazing

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nansi

22 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Barrier Beach Resort is absolutely magical. It sits on a pristine, teal blue lagoon, with beautiful coral gardens, perfect for snorkeling, kayaking and SUPing. The staff is first class ((Sophia, Rose, Marcel and Tony were amazing) and the food superb. Every table at the restaurant has an outstanding view of the lagoon. Our ocean front room was lovely with a spectacular view of the water. We were lucky to spend 20 days here, and we will be back. The hosts Sabine and Wayne were truly caring, accommodating and vibrant. They are super friendly and very welcoming. BBR is definitely a shining star in Vanuatu.

Stayed 11 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

juan

9 Nov 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

beautiful location ,great staff and lovely accomodation

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Murray

19 Jun 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

We loved our stay at Barrier Beach Resort. The Staff are super attentive, always cheerful & informative. The accommodation pacific style, comfortable, clean & spacious. Our room was beach side- terrific views & ocean sounds through louvers & fully mosquito screened. Very generous bathroom with all the facilities you'd expect from a resort. Restaurant was beach side - great bar drinks, happy hour, food scrumptious & good variety - servicing staff so attentive, nothing was to much. Activities readily available & organised by the office.. I would mention a bunch of names of people that really touched our souls & made our stay super special but I don't want to offend anyone because it takes a team to run such a well oiled machine. Gardens were beautifully manicured. We were excited to see they were working on a new space for guest to enjoy gathering, read, play boardgames and lounge. I hope we can come back at a later date to make use of it. :-D Thank you to our hosts Wayne & Sabine for checking in with us on a daily basis to see how our day had been. WE LOVED IT.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gail

15 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

A beautiful idyllic quiet resort , well presented ,wonderful staff ,excellent restuarant with bar and menu choices .We stayed in Fare 8 in the excutive beach front suite which was just ideal for us. Rob ,Wayne and staff were very friendly and welcoming .They organised transport options to see the Famous Nanda and RiRi blue pools as well as arranging taxi for my husband to do his Scuba diving down at the Coolidge . Wonderful spa treatments for the ultimate relaxation . Overall we could not fault anything because we had a wonderful tropical getaway. Perfect for our 30th Wedding Anniversary . We thoroughly would recommend staying at the Barrier beach resort.

Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

John Andrew

9 Feb 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We stayed on the fare on the beach with the plunge pool and it is the perfect getaway for couples. Rob and his team set up private dinning on the beach to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Extremely well kept property and exceptional service from all staff.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary-Ann

13 Nov 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The resort is nestled amongst beautiful natural settings. Accompanied by outstanding competent and friendly staff. This little piece of paradise will cater to holidaymakers of all types. If you want a quiet retreat it fulfills or if you are seeking adventure it is in a central location to many adventure activities. Memories will be made.

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2022

4/10 Poor

Happy

5 Jan 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

ロケーションと部屋は最高！マネージャーとホテルが手配したタクシーは最悪です。とてもビーチが綺麗で素敵なホテルでしたがマネージャーの態度が良くなかったのとホテルが手配したタクシードライバーの飲酒運転が原因で危ない目にあったので残念ながらもう泊まる事はありません。

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Pat

10 Oct 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Pleasant setting; good facilities, bar fridge could be updated.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

4 Oct 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The location is stunning - very relaxing. Staff all very helpful.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

15 Sept 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I loved this place it was absolutely heaven! I love that all the water activities were free and you could just go grab a kayak snorkel gear or SUP board anytime and the free bikes I just loved. The staff were also extremely friendly everyone calling you by name it was just really special :) also if for some reason on your trip you need wifi it is very good and works really well ...had to hand in a uni assignment while I was there and I was worried about being able to do it but sure enough the wifi was was really good

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

6 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A beautiful location and very sympathetic to the natural environment. The hosts and staff at those resort are attentive to every need and add make one feel totally "at home". The resort rooms step on to the sand so it is an amazing experience. Santo is a naturally beautiful island and the Barrier Beach Resort is a wonderful place to base your trip here

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

2 Jul 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I'm not typically compelled to write reviews but Julie & her team are something else. My wife and I went here on our honeymoon and their team was so amazing holding my hand through a myriad errors (thanks Expedia for those btw..). Communication was second to none with these guys and it's the sort of place you would happily put a rubber stamp of approval on with your name on it to friends and family... in fact, we're starting to plan the next trip now... Go here if you want serenity, beautiful beaches (I dont think the photos really do this place justice, its better when you get there), lovely service, good food, helpful local advice and an all round awesome island resort break. thank you guys.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jade

1 Jul 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing Place!

Stayed in a beachfront villa for 5 nights. Perfect location! Step straight out the door onto your own private deck with a beautiful view of the ocean. Restaurant food was excellent quality, staff super friendly and helpful. Would recommend to purchase alcohol and snacks to keep in your fridge as the food is on the pricier side.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

28 Jun 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Barrier Beach Resort was AMAZING -

We absolutely loved our 6 night stay at Barrier Beach Resort!! Julie, Calvin and all the staff (including Christine, Emmy, Rocky) are all so lovely and accommodating. The resort is large and sits on a private beach, which was absolutely stunning (never seen such turquoise water in real life). Snorkelling was amazing (so many fish! including Nemo clown fishes), standup paddle boards and kayaks were plentiful. They provide ample snorkel gear and beach towels to use, so no need to bring your own. We stayed in Fare 14 with the plunge pool. The room was really spacious, the bed super comfortable, and has everything you need. Wifi was very good in the room and throughout the resort. I booked in for a one hour massage at the on-site day spa and Jessica was amazing! The restaurant has good variety and rotating daily specials which was nice. Food does take a while to come out (everything made to order), but that is pretty standard across every place in Santo. We had an early flight to catch upon check out, and they really looked after us by providing breakfast for us to keep in our room the night before, which was thoughtful. The only minor thing I could have done with was a line to dry our swimwear on our patio. They have a large rack in the bathroom but things dry slower inside than outside. Otherwise no faults at all, Barrier Beach Resort was amazing and we had to most relaxing and fun time there. It was totally worth the money to stay here and be pampered!

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

28 Apr 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Incredible stay. The scenery is amazing and the staff anticipate your every need. Would recommend to anyone.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michel

27 Apr 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Traumurlaub in einem botanischen Garten

Traumferien in einem botanischen Garten. Sehr gutes Essen, nettes und professionelles Personal, tolle Lage am eigenen Strand, sehr schöner Strand mit grossen alten Bäumen. War einfach nur schön. So muss Urlaub sein.

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

6 Mar 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Location is amazing. The beach is very pretty and right infront of the beachfront fares. Food and staff are excellent.

Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Garry

24 Feb 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful in the extreme

This has now set the benchmark for the best place we have stayed. Everything about this resort shouts quality. The location, quality food, super friendly helpful staff, quality bedding. The managers Julie and kalvin are great hosts and nothing is overlooked. There are very few places that can achieve this degree of luxury and quality.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019

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